Now, the moment you've all been waiting for! The heist on ARGUS is about to begin!
Disclaimer (cover your ears) I DON'T OWN ARROW OR ANY OF THE CW CHARACTERS!
Go get it. He would sometimes beg himself. You've got the plan, you've got the skills. Just go get the goddamn suit.
It was itching inside of William. He had a pretty solid plan and he knew exactly how to pull it off and get away with it. But each time the urge would come back, he would remind himself that in order to get a better chance of actually breaking into ARGUS undetected, he would have to wait for right moment, the opportunity that would present itself.
When he knew that most of ARGUS and the remaining members of the Green Arrow's team including Felicity would be distracted by something big, that would the the right time to slip in, disable the surveillance systems, take the elevator up to the 15th floor, take the suit, and get out before the override manual protocol would turn the cameras and metahuman dampeners back on.
All he could do for now, was keep practicing his combat training and wait patiently for the window of opportunity to open.
One night at 9:02 pm, Felicity's phone was ringing right beside her computer, where she was working on her new company Helix Dynamics. Activating the phone, she pressed it against her ear and muttered, "Hello?"
"Felicity, you need to get down to ARGUS." Curtis spoke on the other side of the phone. "Remember those Longbow Archers Oliver mentioned? We've found a lead on them, and if we can find these guys, we find Diaz."
"Are you sure?" Felicity asked hopefully.
"Yeah, Dig's holding a briefing down at ARGUS HQ." Curtis spoke through the phone.
"I'll be there soon." Felicity hung up the phone and ran to William's room, to find him in his bed reading Sun Tzu's Art of War.
"Hey kiddo." said Felicity. "Listen, I've got good news." William perked his head up at his stepmother's anxious face. "We've found a lead on Ricardo Diaz. We're not sure if this is a solid lead, but it's something."
"You're gonna be able to stop him?" William asked hopefully.
"Of course we'll stop him." Felicity gave her step-son a hug. "When we catch him, we'll stop him. But tonight buddy, I gotta head down to ARGUS to discuss this and try to see if I can find anything. Raisa is coming over to watch over you, ok?"
"Ok." William nodded, clutching Felicity's hand. "Don't worry, you'll find him." He spoke to her in a very convincing tone. "I know you all will find him. And when you do, kick his ass for me and Dad."
Felicity gave him a warm smile. "Thanks William. Oh, you really are an angel."
Wow, I can't believe she bought that. He mused to himself as he gave her a comforting hug.
For weeks, William had taken online acting classes just to have the skills to be able to tell a convincing lie, make one up on the spot, and be able conceal his emotions. Judging from Felicity's reaction, it looked like those weeks of practicing those skills were paying off rather well.
"I love you Felicity."
"Love you too." She hugged him back. "Now go to sleep ok?"
"Ok." He watched her close the door behind her, then he crept out of the bed, and grabbed the tools he needed for tonight: His phone, print-out maps of ARGUS, John Diggle's key card, a phone charger, 2 cans of pepper spray, and some candy in case he got hungry. He stuffed his provisions in his backpack.
For his attire, he chose a thick black sweatshirt, black pants, dark Converse sneakers, black gloves, and of course, his royal blue wig.
He reached into his closet and pulled out a holographic projector-a little homeschooling project from Curtis as per the request of sweet little William who decided to try something new and exciting. Even he was surprised at how much adults adored kids, especially adults like Curtis Holt. He switched on the projector and a hologram of William, sound asleep, flashed on, he carefully placed the projector in a very concealed spot.
He surveyed his entire room, casing every inch and going over his to-do list dozens of times under the span of 2 minutes before deciding that this was it, the opportunity had arrived. The time was now.
Casting a sorrowful look at the picture of his deceased mother, he whispered as if he were speaking to her, "I'm sorry, Mom. I'm so sorry."
He activated his invisibility and followed his step-mother into the garage and when she was distracted to open the car with her keys, his body flickered to full visibility before phasing through the lid of the trunk. Once he was inside, he lay there in darkness, perfectly still and not moving a muscle to avoid detection. He put his hand over his mouth, so no one could hear him breathing.
He waited in the shadows for what felt like years, when it was only minutes before the engine started. Because it was located near the trunk, it was extremely loud for the young teen, causing him to clamp his hands over his ears.
But despite the loud noise, William couldn't help but feel the anticipation that had washed over him like a tidal wave. It was like he was on a scary roller coaster, travelling up a hill of great height, knowing he would plummet down at a high speed, while feeling his adrenaline at skyrocketing levels and the rushing wind blanketing his face as he continued.
In other words, William knew, that there was no turning back.
William had no idea what time it was. He had stayed in his fetal position in the trunk of Felicity's car, waiting for her to stop at ARGUS headquarters. The one time she did stop though, was when she had to get gas, and right as he phased his head out of the trunk, she almost spotted William in all of his blue wig glory. It was to his fortune that he was able to slip back into the trunk and escape detection.
By the time, they went back on the road, Felicity remained unaware that her car had a stowaway on it, and he had already gone over his plan for the heist at least a thousand times, just to be sure that he didn't overlook anything or he didn't miss a detail. He had envisioned this for 5 months, everything had to go according to plan. With his powers, combat skills and intelligence at his belt, William had to use every advantage present to hm.
At some point while Felicity was still on the highway, almost close to Star City, he had gotten bored and pulled out his phone, noticing the date and time:
October 18th, 2018, 10:04 pm
Punching in the passcode, he scrolled through the menu until he found the app for text messaging.
Hey. He typed for Zoe Ramirez's phone. He waited a few minutes before he received a reply from his friend.
What's up?
Grinning at his friend's message, he typed in the words, Nothing much. Though to be honest, I'm kind of getting antsy from being stuck in this house. So I'm gonna do an activity to pass the time.
He waited for a few more minutes before Zoe texted back, What is this activity of which you speak?
Wasting no time, William typed back, I'm gonna go on a scavenger hunt.
Immediately, Zoe replied with a curious emoji after the message: Really? What kind?
William replied back with a text that read: The kind where I have to find something.
A little under half a minute passed before William found that Zoe replied with the words, William, it's cold out there. Please stay warm.
William smiled at his friend's kindness, before typing back, Don't worry. I'll be fine :)
Another text came through, ending the conversation, and it read, Well, good luck-wear gloves.
Minutes later, the car came to a sudden halt and William heard the front door open and a pair of high heels walk away, right after a beeping of the car (which indicated that the doors were being locked) went off.
William waited for about 5 minutes, making sure no one was around. When he heard no footsteps echo in the place where the car was parked, William phased out of the car and found himself standing in a garage belonging to ARGUS headquarters (after becoming invisible of course). Luckily, William had downloaded the schematics of the building in his phone and scrolled through it, finding out where he was-at the sub-basement of the building. This meant, the elevator would be nearby to where the car was parked, which would take him to the 1st floor, where the surveillance room would be located.
He took a few steady breaths, in an effort to get himself ready to move.
"This is it William." He whispered softly to himself. "Let's go."
Now it's time to hand back the menus, because I think it's time to order the main course!
